原来你是这样的“加州旅馆”

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英语学习笔记：

shimmering ['ʃɪmərɪŋ]  n. 微弱的

candle ['kændl]  n. 蜡烛

corridor ['kɔːrɪdɔːr]  n. 走廊

alibis  [‘æləbaɪ] n. 托辞

champagne [ʃæm'peɪn]  n. 香槟

prisoner ['prɪznər]  n. 囚徒

device  [dɪ'vaɪs]  n. 设备

chamber ['tʃeɪmbər]  n. 会议厅

feast [fiːst]  n. 宴会

steely  ['stiːli]  adj. 钢铁一般的

 

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《Hotel California》

 

On a dark desert highway cool wind in my hair

凉风吹过我的头发

 

Warm smell of colitis rising up through the air

浓烈的大麻味道 散发在空气中

 

Up ahead in the distance

抬头遥望远方

 

I saw a shimmering light

我看到微弱的灯光

 

My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim

我的头越来越沉 视线也变得模糊

 

I had to stop for the night

我不得不停下来 寻找过夜的地方

 

There she stood in the doorway

她站在门口那儿招呼我

 

I heard the mission bell

我听到远处教堂的钟声

 

 

I was thinking to myself

This could be Heaven or this could be Hell

在心里对自己说 还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂

 

Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way

这时她点起一根蜡烛给我引路

 

There were voices down the corridor

沿着走廊传来阵阵说话声

 

I thought I heard them say

听到他们在说

 

Welcome to the Hotel California

欢迎来到加州旅馆

 

Such a lovely place

Such a lovely face

多么美丽的地方

多么可爱的脸庞

 

Plenty of room at the Hotel California 

Any time of year

You can find it here

加州旅馆有如此多的房间

一年四季无论何时

你都可以在这找到地方

 

 

Her mind is Tiffany-twisted

she got the Mercedes Benz

She got a lot of pretty pretty boys

she calls friends

带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思

她开着一辆梅塞德斯奔驰

还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子

她都唤他们叫朋友

 

How they dance in the courtyard sweet summer sweat

在庭院里他们舞的多欢 挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗

 

Some dance to remember some dance to forget

有人狂舞中唤起回忆 有人狂舞是为了忘记

 

So I called up the Captain

Please bring me my wine

于是我把主人召唤 请给我来点酒

 

 

He said We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine

他说自1969年我们这就再没那东西了

 

And still those voices are calling from far away

远处仍然传来他们的话语

 

Wake you up in the middle of the night

在半夜把你吵醒

 

Just to hear them say

只听到他们在说

 

Welcome to the Hotel California

Such a lovely place

Such a lovely face

 

 

Living' it up at the Hotel California

在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢

 

What a nice surprise

多么美妙的惊奇呀

 

Bring your alibis

为你带来堕落的借口

 

Mirrors on the ceiling

天花板上镶嵌着镜子

 

Pink champagne on ice

粉红香槟和冰块浸在一起

 

 

And she said

We are all just prisoners here of our own device

这时她说 我们都是自己欲望的囚徒

 

In the master's chambers

然后在主人房间里